Chemistry

Fall, Spring. Credit, Three hours. Oxford College Chemistry Preparation (OCCP) online module should be completed prior to end of drop/add/swap as it counts 3% of grade.  Corequisite: Chemistry 150L. This course will build a strong foundation in atomic and molecular structure. Students will interpret experimental data to explain structure, properties, and relationships. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the lecture withdraw from the corequisite laboratory course as well.

Fall, Spring. Credit, Two hours. Corequisite: Chemistry 150. This course focuses on experimental practices including experimental design, accuracy and precision, data collection and analysis, and the use of evidence to make conclusions. Experiments will connect structure to properties of matter. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the laboratory course withdraw from the corequisite lecture course as well.

Fall. Credit, one hour. Prerequisite: AP Chemistry score of 4 or 5, or IB Chemistry score of 5, 6, or 7; corequisite: Chemistry 202. This course bridges the gap between the AP/IB Chemistry curricula and Chemistry 202, and is targeted at students who have applied AP/IB credit to exempt Chem 150. The content focuses on the structure of organic compounds, stereochemistry and isomerism, and conformational fluxionality. Some review of critical content covered in both AP/IB Chemistry and Chemistry 150 is also provided, including electron configurations, orbitals, Lewis structures, VSEPR Theory, hybridization, and resonance.

TBA. Credit, four hours.  Survey of chemistry with emphasis on forensic applications. Laboratory introduces students to techniques used in crime labs, including wet methods of analysis, chromatography, and spectroscopy. Designed for non-science majors. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.

Fall, Spring. Credit, Three hours. Prerequisites: Chemistry 150 and 150L; corequisite: Chemistry 202L. This course provides a basic understanding of the kinetics and thermodynamics associated with reactions, how these are related to the structures of reactants and products and the pathways between them, and how reactivity can be controlled through choices of reacting molecules and conditions. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the lecture withdraw from the corequisite laboratory course as well.

Fall, Spring. Credit, Two hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 150 and 150L; corequisite: Chemistry 202. Students will learn several methods for separating and identifying small molecule organic reactants and products. They will make qualitative determinations based on quantitative data and equilibria and acid–base properties. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the laboratory course withdraw from the corequisite lecture course as well.

Fall, Spring. Credit, Three hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 202 and 202L; corequisite: Chemistry 203L. This course will focus on the chemistry of organic and organometallic compounds; specifically, how molecular orbital theory can be used to predict and explain reactivity. The course covers kinetics, mechanisms, and catalysis. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the lecture withdraw from the corequisite laboratory course as well.

Fall, Spring, Credit, Two hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 202 and 202L; corequisite: Chemistry 203. Students will be exposed to the practical aspects of working with small molecules, both organic and inorganic. Students will learn to synthesize compounds and analyze their characteristic properties such as structure, function, size distribution, and purity. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the laboratory course withdraw from the corequisite lecture course as well.

Fall. Spring. Credit, three hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 203 and 203L; corequisite: Chemistry 204L. This course focuses on the relationships among sequence, structure, and function of macromolecules focusing on the practical aspects of macromolecular synthesis, structural and functional characterization, and degradation. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the lecture withdraw from the corequisite laboratory course as well.

Fall, Spring. Credit, Two hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 203 and 203L; corequisite: Chemistry 204. The relationship between sequence, structure, and function of macromolecules focusing on the practical aspects of macromolecular synthesis, structural and functional characterization, and degradation. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the laboratory course withdraw from the corequisite lecture course as well.

Spring. Credit. Three hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 203 and 203L and Mathematics 111; corequisite: Chemistry 205L. This course will address the origins of electronic orbitals and the quantized energy states associated with molecular motions. How light causes transitions between energy levels will be central to our discussion, illuminating topics from spectroscopy to the Earth’s climate and solar energy conversion. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the lecture withdraw from the corequisite laboratory course as well.

Spring. Credit, Two hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 203 and 203L and Mathematics 111; corequisite: Chemistry 205. This course will connect your understanding of the interaction of light and matter to the determination of molecular structure through spectroscopic methods. Students will assign atomic/molecular spectra and analyze results to determine critical properties of the compound using rigorous math on real molecules. It is recommended that students who withdraw from the laboratory course withdraw from the corequisite lecture course as well.

TBA. Credit, one hour. Prerequisite or corequisite: Chemistry 202/202L. This course will explore instruments of spectroscopy – uv-vis, IR, NMR, mass spec, and atomic absorption (which scientists in chemistry, biology, geosciences, physics, and other disciplines use in analysis and research) – including the theory of each instrument, how each instrument works, and uses and limitations of data. One 50-minute lecture a week.

On demand. Credit, variable. Prerequisites: One chemistry course and permission of instructor. Advanced study on a selected chemical topic. This course does not satisfy distribution requirements in natural science or mathematics.

TBA. Variable credit. Prerequisite: at least one course in chemistry and permission of instructor. Independent laboratory research under the direction of an Oxford College chemistry faculty member. This course does not satisfy distribution requirements in natural science and mathematics.